YORK Minster's biggest-ever appeal has raised almost £2.5 million in donations and pledges in its first year. The £30 million appeal, aimed at restoring the crumbling East Front and helping the cathedral's educational and musical life, was launched on
TWO schools which teach children from a wide area of York are planning to unite, it has been revealed. They are Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School and English Martyrs' Roman Catholic Primary School, which take pupils from the Acomb, Holgate, Dringhouses
HE insists he's not clairvoyant, and won't call it a sixth sense. But somehow Kenneth Barnes has correctly forecast the gender of all but one of his children, grandchildren and step-grandchildren. An impressive record, considering he had 18 at the last
FLEDGLING and growing ventures in York could have a new purpose-built business centre in Clifton Moor in the next two years. An £800,000 scheme is being recommended to City of York Council on Monday, which could see both the closure of the Fishergate
SHOPPERS brace yourselves for a complete designer stub out. McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, in York, today announced it has become one of the first shopping centres in the area to become a tobacco-free zone - a year before the government introduces a nationwide
ALMOST £300,000 is up for grabs, thanks to the owners of the Evening Press. Our parent company has set aside the money for groups that help disabled or disadvantaged people in areas served by Newsquest newspapers, such as the Evening Press. The money
HUNTINGTON Rovers and Kartiers have squeezed into the final of the York FA Saturday Senior Cup. Persistent Rovers, last season's beaten finalists, beat Bishopthorpe United 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Steve Myers, after
City of York Hockey Club first team's disappointing North Hockey League premier division season continued with a 3-0 defeat at Brooklands Manchester University II. Even the restoration of Ollie Couttie, who is back in York after travelling overseas, to
COUNCIL chiefs hope to unveil the location for Arc Light's new York home on May 2. But councillors on City of York Council's ruling executive will have their first chance to run the rule over the four sites which have made the shortlist for the homeless
A TOP York councillor's decision to use her daughter's wedding convoy to test an emergency traffic light system "could have led the public to conclude that she had misused her position". But the Standards Board report on traffic chief Ann Reid and the
ON picking up my copy of the Evening Press I was greeted by a front cover picture of yet another member of yet another of Selby's political parties waxing lyrical about the notorious accident blackspot that is the A19/A63 junction (March 8). When, I wonder
RECENTLY the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, tried to encourage us all to wrap ourselves in the Union Flag and be "British" - but what does that mean now? As far as I can see it means: driving to an Irish pub, in a German car to then stop on the way home for
OUR York worthies of town, gown and trust are so eager to deny any blame for the present sad predicament of the archives ("Crunch time for the archives", February 24) that some readers might suppose it to be an act of God. Others, on the contrary, might
IT'S interesting to read that both Guildhall councillors are suggesting that residents should be consulted about situating the controversial Arc Light project (March 9). Does this mean that the councillors, council and their contractors are going to admit
IT was interesting to read the letter from Mr McCabe ("Strain on train", March 9). We travelled by GNER the previous Sunday with no problems at all, the 10pm train arriving in York at 12.10am, a few minutes early. Our "problem" started with the taxi driver
WITHOUT the civilian contribution to Second World War effort, the British lamp of freedom would have burnt out. During the six years of conflict many Yorkshire people worked prodigiously to secure victory and I would like to tell their stories in a book
THOUSANDS of telephone calls from York residents frustrated with new waste collection pick-ups went unanswered in the wake of the scheme's launch, it was claimed today. Coun Ruth Potter, Labour group environment spokeswoman on City of York Council, says
With this year's Cheltenham Festival starting today, Evening Press sports journalist Hugh MacDougall picks his top five Yorkshire performances at the Festival in the modern era. MANY of the great triumphs at National Hunt racing's most important jamboree
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC took another huge step towards promotion to the Pennine League premier division with a 28-22 win in a four-pointer at old rivals Kippax. The hosts, third in the table, were boosting their chances of catching second-placed
YORK will soon be able to boast three more rugby league internationals after a trio of young guns made it into their respective England youth squads. The England Youth Under-15s and English Schools U16s line-ups for forthcoming encounters have been announced
HE'S only three weeks old, but James Carr should not make any Saturday plans for, ooh, the rest of his life. Everton fanatic dad Alan took him to see his team play at the weekend. It is a rite of passage most fathers postpone until their son is at least
The Dunblane massacre ten years ago rocked the world and thrust the issue of school security into the spotlight. Gavin Aitchison looks at how schools in York and North Yorkshire have changed in the decade since the atrocity. MARCH 13, 1996. 9.35am. Dunblane
BISHOPTHORPE Reserves cruised into the final of the York FA Saturday Junior Cup with a 5-0 victory over Rawcliffe. They will now meet Dunnington, who were 4-2 victors over York RI. Rawcliffe almost took the lead against Bishopthorpe but Dave Stoner's
TWO innovative UK motor dealership software companies, one of which is based in Knaresborough, have merged. The deal, worth £6 million, was brokered by York-based accountants Garbutt & Elliott. Universal Training Co Ltd (UTC) of Knaresborough has
WHEN it comes to commercial property, it is a case of Malton arise! Major refurbishment costing hundreds of thousands of pounds has been carried out by the Fitzwilliam Estate, the town's major property owner. The estate's officials have freed up new retail
ANDY Bishop has finally won the official Football Conference player of the month award after months of nominations. The 18-goal joint league top-scorer received 52 per cent of the vote on the official Conference website to claim the prize. Pleased manager
YORK City right-back Jamie Price will play his first competitive game since November if this afternoon's reserve match at Doncaster goes ahead. Price, who has been sidelined for three-and-a-half months with a hernia problem, has been named in a City side
Maxine Gordon meets two York mums bringing environmentally-friendly goods into the home. YOU'VE heard of the Tupperware party and perhaps may even have a stack of greying plastic boxes in the back of a kitchen cupboard to prove it. Others have followed
Who are all these organised, anally-retentive people who still have their school reports when they are well into middle age? When I heard about the BBC2 TV programme about famous people's appalling school reports, I went searching in the loft. I found
THIS beauty is on the brink of national fame - after beating hundreds to the finals of a national pageant. Asha Hibbert, of Rawcliffe, York, is down to the final 20 of the country's first Miss Black Britain competition. The 19-year-old nail technician
THOUSANDS of telephone calls from York residents frustrated with new waste collection pick-ups went unanswered in the wake of the scheme's launch, it was claimed today. Coun Ruth Potter, Labour group environment spokeswoman on City of York Council, says
YORK Minster's biggest-ever appeal has raised almost £2.5 million in donations and pledges in its first year. The £30 million appeal, aimed at restoring the crumbling East Front and helping the cathedral's educational and musical life, was launched on
GIVE US more bobbies on the beat - that is the demand of almost half the people questioned in a North Yorkshire Police survey. The force quizzed almost 1,000 people in the street and on the internet about what they wanted from policing. They found an
VILLAGERS are demanding a new relief road to ease congestion on a busy trunk route near York and tackle rat-running along narrow country roads. Dunnington Parish Council said the new road should run across countryside from the A1079 at Wilberfoss to the
POLICE investigations into assaults by patients at a York psychiatric hospital have soared, official figures revealed today. The number of attacks reported to North Yorkshire Police by Stockton Hall Hospital rose over a five-year period from only three
YORK will soon be able to boast three more rugby league internationals after a trio of young guns made it into their respective England youth squads. The England Youth Under-15s and English Schools U16s line-ups for forthcoming encounters have been announced
ANDY Bishop has finally won the official Football Conference player of the month award after months of nominations. The 18-goal joint league top-scorer received 52 per cent of the vote on the official Conference website to claim the prize. Pleased manager
MICK Cook says his team must concentrate on Wednesday night's Powergen Challenge Cup rematch before the club can start to think about the fourth round. The Knights have been paired away to the winners of tonight's rearranged Swinton Lions v Sheffield
SNOW falling on top of black ice wreaked havoc on the region's roads today, with numerous accidents reported. Sub-zero temperatures overnight combined with early morning snow showers to make for nightmare morning rush-hour driving conditions for people
Driving between Haxby and New Earswick on Friday and Saturday evenings one can often see 20 or 30 youngsters hanging around in the underpass under the roundabout on the B1237. These youths (boys and girls) are from Haxby, Wigginton and New Earswick. I've
I DON'T know which moved me more; seeing and hearing the Archbishop of York for the first time last Friday evening and realising just what a force he is for his faith, or the fact that St Helen's Church, Escrick, was packed to bursting point with about
THE Press publishes many moaning letters from readers, the odd one from me, so just for a change I would like to write about an excellent local company, Quartz Travel, of Heworth, York. In December last year we needed to get down to Gatwick airport to
I REFER to the famous four short-listed sites for Arc Light Centre (March 10), which includes Nunnery Lane car park. Has Coun Fraser not forgotten All Saints' School, and Scarcroft nursery plus junior school? I am concerned for the welfare of children
I WAS asked for and submitted a 600-word article for a Brussels magazine on the complex subject of prostitution and people trafficking. The UK press and media picked it up which pleased me because it was an opportunity to air this difficult subject I
Why is it that certain people only have to open their mouths on certain subjects and the world sits up and listens. I'm tried of hearing about Victoria Beckham's so-called commandments, in other words, tips, on fashion and style, as if she knows better
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 100 years ago Antonio Pierri, manager of a troupe of wrestlers, which included Madrali, known as the "Terrible Turk," pleaded an action for £120 as payment of a troupe of wrestlers for one week, against Barney Armstrong, manager
MORE bobbies on the beat - the plea of North Yorkshire residents for years. And it remains a priority, as today's survey of public opinion confirms. This does not mean an increase in motorised patrols. Officers comfortably ensconced behind the wheel take
HUNTINGTON Rovers and Kartiers have squeezed into the final of the York FA Saturday Senior Cup. Persistent Rovers, last season's beaten finalists, beat Bishopthorpe United 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Steve Myers, after
HEWORTH stretched their unbeaten run to nine games with a 3-1 win at Stillington to move clear at the top of Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'C'. Goals by Martin Broom and James Dexter (2) enabled them to open up a five-point gap on their
MICK Cook says his team must concentrate on Wednesday night's Powergen Challenge Cup rematch before the club can start to think about the fourth round. The Knights have been paired away to the winners of tonight's rearranged Swinton Lions v Sheffield
Twice a winner of the Queen Mother Champion Chase, Moscow Flyer aims for the crowning glory of a wonderful career at Cheltenham tomorrow by trying to carry off this showpiece event for a third time at the grand old age of 12. But, while that sight is
